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  1. Touc4nx
    A lot of progress was made this last days : The differential was swapped for an older one. This allow space for the clutch gear. The steering system was added. It's direct drive, from the steering wheel to the pinion rack. The two red 11L liftarms will be replaced by the same in blue. (For now they're in an other build, and they are way too expensive to buy more.) The steering radius is almost as big as the original set. It's lower, mainly due to the wheels used. They are way larger, therefore, the pivot point is closer to the center of the tractor. The steering has a little Ackerman effect. That's all for now. Next steps will be the engine, the seat and the rear.
  2. Touc4nx
    Yeah, of course… The problem is that If I use the "old" one, the PTO will go trough two multiplication. And that make it turn really fast. And the clutch gear has therefore no use. So I'm still tinkering to find a proper solution. I totally agree !
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    It's around time to start my building. So I will remake the 8859 tractor. The plan is to keep the functions : Working fake engine (I might add some cylinders, as the original one is a 2 cylinder one) Working rear PTO, with gear clutch safety Working Steering wheel Small turning radius Working attachement lift Differents attachement, at least the one shown in the original model For now, I've rebuilt the orginal chassis (I forgot how these old sets are made… So much parts in one step) I've also started to make the remake chassis. For now, the white clutch gear doesn't fit in the assembly… I have to find a working setup, that stays compact. The main problem is that the dark bluish grey gear can't be replaced with the white one, as the white one touches the differential. And finale a side by side comparison, for now the wheelbase is slightly larger (1 stud on each side) I will have to modify this. The wheels are exactly the same diameter, but they have a totally different pattern. I hope it will look good.
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    Does the orginal set picture count in the 4 pictures allowed ? And if we do a side by side comparison, does that count as the picture of the original set ? Anyway, I'm hyped for this contest. I hope I will be able to finish in the deadline for once
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    This looks really good. The lifting mechanism is really clever I would love to see a video of this in action
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    Just wow that's a gigantic build… I wonder how many meters of rope there is inside…
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    In my opinion, any set might bring som more interesting MOCs, as it would require to add some functionality, not just remake the functionality.
  8. Touc4nx
    This should be the chassis : https://bricksafe.com/files/Touc4nx/misc-and-small-mocs/Buwizz_SCC_Chassis.io (I didn't found the instructions on my computer)
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    For the modular contest : It seems interesting, but hard to make in practice. IMO, it would require a long period of time to be built. Also, this would bring some true technical challenges, and not only a good panelling job. This could be interesting. For The (possible) GBC contest, I'm quite hyped by the idea, and I'm also waiting on news
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    Set 31119 seems to have a some interesting pieces : 7 times (we seem to get this one quite commonly this year…) 16 time (last seen in 2001)
  11. Touc4nx
    Well, that's interesting, I guess I won't speculate too much, and wait for the final product. But by looking at the video, some things surprised me : The panel used as seats are not blue. This might be the first set that uses these panel as seat that uses them in an other color than blue. What is the point of the blue gear in the axle ? To make a differential lock with the new differential, it only needs one selector. So IMO, the blue gear might have an other usage… And considering the scale, the price seems high… (But that seems to be the case with every PU set.)
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    Having myself made some instructions for original Mocs as well as one C model, I feel that selling the instructions is legitimate, in the cas your MOC is quite complex and the instruction creating process takes time. As an example, I've made instruction for my Subaru WRX in Stud.io, by doing each step by hand. In that cas, I sell them for 10 €, as I've spent many hours designing the instructions. Whereas in an other case, I've made a C model of the set 30754 (not technic, but it's just to show my point). In this case, the instructions took me around 30 minutes, and there is around 15 steps. In this case, I don't sell the model, as I feel that it would'nt be right to do so. The global rule that I apply when I fix the price for my Mocs is something like : the price is proportional to the number of parts and steps. (Keep in mind that it's just an estimate) And concerning the succeed of the sales, I really depends on the model… From what I've seen on my own MOCs, when it's representative of a real counterpart, it sells better. And looking on rebrickable at user sent picture, it seems that a non negligible part of them are from C-Models, so I think they must sell well…
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    And that for only one, and there is no other to sale…
  14. Touc4nx
    That's a pretty cool model I like the fact that you can easily move it using the trailer (which is to my knowledge quite realistic) However, I wouldn't go on it either, because the structure base seems to wobble quite a lot. (And I'm not a fan of these attraction :) )
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    Wow, that's an impressive creation. Do you have any idea on the number of parts ? And the mechanism used to transfer some of the cabin weight to the front is just genius !
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    This seems too good to be true, which tells me it's probably not true…
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    I haven't yet had the time to download the instructions, but just from the render, I have one advice. Rater that using black for the tires color, use "Rubber Black" it will remove the shiny look on the tires And overall, good looking MOC, I might try to build it
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    I had a similar problem on a project, under high load, the differential split in two parts, just enough to allow the bevels gear to skip. As the differential splits, it's a bit wider, and therefore, it disconnect the axles. Sadly I haven't found a workaround…
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    What I found absolutely scary is that more than half of the "sets" are just Mocs. Some of them are even just ldr files on rebrickable… (image of the one I talk in the spoiler) And yeah, the speed of their copy is just frightening
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    this looks pretty cool. and quite compact for the amount of functions ! Just one thing I don't understand, why using a 36 tooth gear on the steering system in the front ?
  21. Touc4nx
    looks good, I'm just not convinced by the angle in the front… it seems really high. But otherwise the bodywork is super smooth. Congrats on making it without any holes !
  22. Touc4nx
    It looks like 57515 has a new mould. (The lower one)
  23. Touc4nx
    I was talking about the upper one, the blue and white half beam
  24. Touc4nx
    It seems that the bottom part of the door is an orange beam with sticker on it, not two half beams…
  25. Touc4nx
    There is also the raisable second axle, that will likely be controlled by a knob And it seems that 7L half beam is back in blue. (On the hood)
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